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Rojin Kabaiş death investigation

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The investigation into the death of Rojin Kabaiş, a 21-year-old university student found near Lake Van, continues to focus on conflicting forensic, medical, and digital evidence. Medical inquiries center on the presence of Rocuronium, a muscle relaxant, in her organs. The family’s legal representative alleges Kabaiş was murdered via drugging with Ornidazole and Rocuronium, arguing the substance’s short half-life contradicts claims that it originated from a previous surgery. Conversely, the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) stated the substance could be consistent with her prior surgery and found no evidence of poisoning or traumatic injury. Authorities are awaiting diatom test results to clarify whether she drowned or died before entering the water. Digital forensics revealed that Kabaiş’s Google account was accessed via SMS on October 1, 2024, while she was missing. A ‘device deletion’ command was executed on October 10, 2024, from IP addresses linked to Van and the Czech Republic, occurring while the device was in custody at the Van Gendarmerie Criminal Laboratory. Following the discovery of DNA from two different men in the deceased’s chest and vaginal areas, the investigation has expanded. Recent developments include an 84-page expert report highlighting suspicious activity, such as a security guard spending 48 seconds in bushes near Kabaiş’s phone and discrepancies in a roommate's testimony. Family lawyer Abdurrahman Karabulut has raised questions regarding On the university registration second anniversary of the roommate, Rukiye Baştimur, noting her enrollment was frozen disappearance, protests and reactivated without clear justification. Investigators marches were held across several Turkish cities, including Van, Diyarbakır, and İzmir. Activists, legal professionals, and family members are now attempting demanding a new method to unlock Kabaiş’s encrypted mobile phone to access critical messages and account activity. Previous attempts in Spain more thorough investigation, alleging that the initial probe was insufficient and China were unsuccessful, with Chinese technical reports warning that forceful intervention could cause permanent data deletion. Experts propose testing a new access method on a similar device before applying it evidence may have been mishandled. Legal representatives from the Diyarbakır Bar Association have vowed to Kabaiş’s phone. continue following the case until all circumstances are clarified.

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  1. 2026-09-28 00:13 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation
  2. 2026-09-20 14:03 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation
  3. 2026-09-18 19:47 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation
  4. 2026-09-17 17:12 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation
  5. 2026-09-16 13:55 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation
  6. 2026-09-04 19:33 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation
  7. 2026-08-27 16:39 UTC Rojin Kabaiş death investigation

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